2022 figure for 20 countries known to have executed people shows 53% yearly increase; Saudi Arabia put 'staggering' 81 to death in a single day

Guterres stresses unfettered press is foundation of democracy, WSJ editor calls for Russia to free Evan Gershkovich; watchdog says 55 journalists, 4 media workers killed in 2022

Hanan Elatr also plans to file suits against Saudi Arabia and UAE, who she says targeted phone with Pegasus spyware, saying she wants everyone 'in this horrible crime accountable'

Long-delayed report drawn in part from interviews with former detainees calls for urgent action; makes no mention of genocide that some countries have accused China of committing

Watchdog says Afghan rulers decimated protections for those facing domestic violence, detained women and girls for minor violations and contributed to a surge in child marriages

Rights group head writes to 25 Jewish Democrats who criticized him for rejecting polling that showed the vast majority of US Jews are pro-Israel

Our diplomatic correspondent conducted a lengthy, mutually frustrating conversation with the Amnesty officials behind the 'apartheid' report. We're publishing it in full

Rights group does not compare Israel to South Africa, but evaluates policies based on international conventions; head of group: 'Palestinians treated as an inferior racial group'

Amnesty head urges limits on surveillance industry; WhatsApp head says use of the technology must be stopped; Israeli activist claims revelations are 'tip of the iceberg'

Agnes Callamard also led the investigation into murder of Jamal Khashoggi, concluded it was likely state-sanctioned by Saudi Arabia